قدindeed كنتyou were ياO بغدادBaghdad جنَّةa paradise أُمةa nation
قد كنت يا بغداد جنَّة أُمة
وروَاحand solace أفئدةhearts وعزand honor مكانa place
وروَاح أفئدة وعز مكان
Once, O Baghdad, you were a nation's paradise,
O Baghdad, you were once the paradise of the nation,
The solace of hearts and a place of honor.
The solace of hearts and the abode of glory.
فُعُرفتso you were known داراًan abode للسلامof peace وقُبةَand the dome of الـthe
فُعُرفت داراً للسلام وقُبةَ الـ
إسلامIslam دارَan abode خلافةa caliphate وأمانand safety
إسلام دارَ خلافة وأمان
So you were known as an abode of peace and the dome of
You were known as the home of peace and the dome of Islam,
Islam, an abode of caliphate and safety.
The seat of the Caliphate and sanctuary.
ياO غُرَّةradiant brow الدنياthe world! جمعتyou gathered الرافديـthe two rivers (beginning)
يا غُرَّة الدنيا! جمعت الرافديـ
ـنending of 'the two rivers' لطائفَmarvels الإبداعِcreativity والإتقانِand mastery
ـن لطائفَ الإبداعِ والإتقانِ
O radiant brow of the world! You gathered the two
O jewel of the world! You brought together the two rivers
Rivers and the marvels of creativity and mastery.
In a confluence of creativity and excellence.
وجمعتand you gathered منfrom طُرفrarities الحياةlife ندّيةًdewy
وجمعت من طُرف الحياة ندّيةً
تَغنَىsing وتَرويand quench لَهفةَthe longing الظَّمآنِthe thirsty one
تَغنَى وتَروي لَهفةَ الظَّمآنِ
And you gathered dewy rarities from life
And you gathered from the corners of life an effusion
That sing and slake the thirsty one's longing.
That sings and sates the thirst of the thirsty.
ياO زهرةflower الدنياthe world وأنفاسَand breaths الهوىlove
يا زهرة الدنيا وأنفاسَ الهوى
ورفيفَand fluttering أشواقlongings وخفقَand beating حَنانِtenderness
ورفيفَ أشواق وخفقَ حَنانِ
O flower of the world and breaths of love,
O flower of the world and breath of passion,
And flutter of longing and heartbeat of tenderness!
The fluttering of yearning and the throbbing of tenderness.
زَهرتblossomed علومُكyour sciences فيin الحياةlife وفوَّحتand wafted
زَهرت علومُك في الحياة وفوَّحت
عطرَthe scent الورودroses ونفحةَand a breath الريحانِbasil
عطرَ الورود ونفحةَ الريحانِ
Your sciences blossomed in life and wafted
Your sciences blossomed in life and gave off
The scent of roses and the breath of basil.
The fragrance of roses and the scent of basil.
فلكمfor how often indeed دَفعتyou sent forth الىto البريةhumankind أمةًa nation
فلكم دَفعت الى البرية أمةً
منof عبقريgenius العلمlearning والأفنانِand the arts
من عبقري العلم والأفنانِ
For how often you sent forth into the world a nation
So you unleashed upon the desert a nation
Of geniuses in learning and the arts!
Of genius, knowledge, and brilliance.
فيin كلevery ميدانfield رفعتyou raised منائراًbeacons
في كل ميدان رفعت منائراً
ومنابراًand pulpits ورفعتand you raised منof بُنيانِbuildings
ومنابراً ورفعت من بُنيانِ
In every field you raised beacons
In every field you raised banners
And pulpits, and raised edifices.
And pulpits, and you raised up buildings.
ولكمand how often قصمتyou shattered منof الضلالerror وخُضتand you plunged into منof
ولكم قصمت من الضلال وخُضت من
لُججdeep waters وأهوالand terrors منَof الحَدثانِtime's vicissitudes
لُجج وأهوال منَ الحَدثانِ
How often you shattered error and plunged into
And for you the ways of misguidance were vanquished
Deep waters and the terrors of time's vicissitudes!
And dangerous pits and horrors of disasters.
مهماwhatever تبدَّلchanged فوقَupon أرضكyour soil منof هوىdesire
مهما تبدَّل فوقَ أرضك من هوى
سيظلُّwill remain عهدُكyour covenant عروةَthe bond الايمانِfaith
سيظلُّ عهدُك عروةَ الايمانِ
Whatever desires may change upon your soil,
No matter how desires changed upon your land,
Your covenant will remain the bond of faith.
Your era will remain the bond of faith.
دارٌan abode مجلّلةٌclothed بعزَّةin the glory of أُمَّةa nation
دارٌ مجلّلةٌ بعزَّة أُمَّة
كمhow many زانهاadorned her التاريخhistory منwith تيجانِcrowns
كم زانها التاريخ من تيجانِ
An abode clothed in a nation's glory—
A house adorned with the glory of a nation,
How many crowns history has adorned it with!
Glorified by history with many crowns.
تاريخُa history إسلامIslam وثروةُand the wealth أُمةa nation
تاريخُ إسلام وثروةُ أُمة
أوor زهوُthe splendor آمالhopes وعزُّand the glory كيانِbeing
أو زهوُ آمال وعزُّ كيانِ
A history of Islam and the wealth of a nation,
The history of Islam and the wealth of a nation,
Or the splendor of hopes and the glory of being.
Or the splendor of hopes and the pride of existence.
ويحيwoe is me! أتوكthey came to you علىon بوارجbattleships كالقلاlike fortresses (beginning)
ويحي! أتوك على بوارج كالقلا
عending of 'fortresses' وزحمةand a throng الآلاتmachines والرُّكبانِand riders
ع وزحمة الآلات والرُّكبانِ
Woe is me! They came to you on battleships like fortresses,
Alas! They came upon you in battleships like mountains
And a throng of machines and riders.
And crowds of machinery and convoys.
زَحفواthey advanced بدباباتهمwith their tanks! بالطائراwith aircraft (beginning)
زَحفوا بدباباتهم! بالطائرا
تending of 'aircraft'! بآلةwith a machine جبَّارةmonstrous الطُّغيانِtyranny
ت! بآلة جبَّارة الطُّغيانِ
They advanced with their tanks, with aircraft,
They marched with their tanks! With their planes!
With a machine monstrous in its tyranny.
With the monstrous apparatus of tyranny.
زحفواthey advanced عَليكupon you كأنهمas though they were موجٌa wave منof الـthe
زحفوا عَليك كأنهم موجٌ من الـ
إعصارhurricane والإظلامand darkness والطوفانِand deluge
إعصار والإظلام والطوفانِ
They advanced upon you as though a wave of
They marched upon you like a tidal wave
Hurricane, darkness, and deluge.
Of storms, darkness, and floods.
بالنارwith fire! بالصاروخwith the missile يُلقيhurls فوقهاupon her
بالنار! بالصاروخ يُلقي فوقها
هولَthe terror الجحيمhell ودفقةand a gush الأضغانِrancor
هولَ الجحيم ودفقة الأضغانِ
With fire! With the missile that hurls upon her
With fire! With rockets raining down
The terror of hell and a gush of rancor.
The horrors of hell and torrents of anguish.
ورموكand they pelted you باللهبwith flame المدَوِّيthunderous! ويحَهمwoe to them
ورموك باللهب المدَوِّي! ويحَهم
وصواعقand thunderbolts مجنونةcrazed ودُخانِand smoke
وصواعق مجنونة ودُخانِ
They pelted you with thunderous flame—woe to them!—
And they bombarded you with scorching flames! Woe to them!
And crazed thunderbolts and smoke.
And crazed lightning bolts and smoke.
فكأنماso as though ترميhurls السماءُthe sky لهيبهاits flame
فكأنما ترمي السماءُ لهيبها
والأرضand the earth تطلقunleashes غضبةthe wrath البُركانthe volcano
والأرض تطلق غضبة البُركان
As though the sky were hurling its flame
It was as if the sky unleashed its flames
And the earth unleashing a volcano's wrath.
And the earth discharged the wrath of volcanoes.
كمhow many منof صبيa boy راحperished بينamid لهيبهاher flame
كم من صبي راح بين لهيبها
وصبيةand a girl طُويتwas folded away علىin أحزانِsorrows
وصبية طُويت على أحزانِ
How many a boy perished amid her flames,
How many children were consumed by its flames!
And a girl was folded away in sorrow!
And girls folded into sorrows.
تتناثرscatter الأشلاءthe torn limbs منof أطفالهاher children
تتناثر الأشلاء من أطفالها
ومنand of الشيوخthe elderly وطلعةand the faces الفتيانِthe young men
ومن الشيوخ وطلعة الفتيانِ
The torn limbs of her children scatter,
Limbs of children strewed about,
And of the elderly, and the faces of young men.
And elders and the blossoms of youth.
تتواصلُcontinue الغاراتُthe raids دونَwithout هَوادةrespite
تتواصلُ الغاراتُ دونَ هَوادة
قصفاًbombardment علىupon الساحاتthe squares والبنيانand buildings
قصفاً على الساحات والبنيان
The raids continue without respite,
The raids continue without respite,
Bombarding squares and buildings.
Bombing the streets and buildings.
تهويcollapse العمائرthe buildings بينamid هولthe terror دويّهاtheir thunder
تهوي العمائر بين هول دويّها
ولهيبهاand their flames وجحيمهاand their hell ودُخانِand smoke
ولهيبها وجحيمها ودُخانِ
Buildings collapse amid the terror of their thunder,
Edifices collapse amidst the dreadful thunder
Their flames, their hell, and smoke.
Of its flames, hellfire, and smoke.
تنصبpour down أهوالthe terrors الصواريخthe missiles التيthat
تنصب أهوال الصواريخ التي
جُنّتwent mad علىupon الساحاتthe squares والكُثبانِand dunes
جُنّت على الساحات والكُثبانِ
Down pour the terrors of missiles that
The terrors of the missiles conjured
Rage madly upon the squares and dunes.
Against the streets and dunes.
لهفيmy anguish علىfor بغدادَBaghdad وهيwhile she is حرائقٌfires
لهفي على بغدادَ وهي حرائقٌ
شتىvarious تواصلُcontinue فيin ربُىthe hills بغدانِBaghdan
شتى تواصلُ في ربُى بغدانِ
My anguish for Baghdad, engulfed in fires
My fervor for Baghdad, as it is engulfed
Of every kind, unceasing on Baghdan's hills!
In scattered fires persisting in the quarters of Baghdad.
فإذاso when نظرتَyou look فلاthen not تَرىyou see أبداًever سوىexcept
فإذا نظرتَ فلا تَرى أبداً سوى
لَهَبflame تلظىblazed واقتحامand the onrush دخانِsmoke
لَهَب تلظى واقتحام دخانِ
Whenever you look, you see nothing at all but
When you look you see only blazing flames
Flames ablaze and the assault of smoke.
And the onslaught of smoke.
فكأنهso as though it لمnot يبقِleft فيin ساحاتهاher squares
فكأنه لم يبقِ في ساحاتها
بشَراًa human being ولاand no أثراًtrace الىto بُنيانِa building
بشَراً ولا أثراً الى بُنيانِ
As though it had left in her squares
It was as if no human nor a trace of buildings
No human being and no trace of a building.
Remained in its squares.
زعمَclaimed الطغاةُthe tyrants المجرمُونcriminal بأنهمthat they
زعمَ الطغاةُ المجرمُون بأنهم
حملواthey brought إليكto you نوازعimpulses الإحسانِbenevolence
حملوا إليك نوازع الإحسانِ
The criminal tyrants claimed that they
The criminal tyrants claimed to have brought you
Had brought you impulses of benevolence:
The ethos of kindness!
حُريةfreedom ونداوةًand gentleness! ياO ويحهُمwoe to them!
حُرية ونداوةً! يا ويحهُم!
حملواthey brought إليكto you فواجعcalamities النيرانِfire
حملوا إليك فواجع النيرانِ
Freedom and gentleness! Oh, woe to them!
Alas! They brought upon you the calamities of fires!
They brought you the calamities of fire.
They brought their greed and the fervor of gluttony
حَمَلواthey brought مطامعهمtheir ambitions وفورةand a surge نهمةravenous greed
حَمَلوا مطامعهم وفورة نهمة
يُخفُونهاthey conceal them فيin زُخرُفembellishment وبيانِand eloquence
يُخفُونها في زُخرُف وبيانِ
They brought their ambitions and a surge of ravenous greed,
Concealed in embellished words and rhetoric.
Concealing them in embellishment and eloquence.
You remained alone with those who came to you
وبقيتand you remained وحدكyou alone والذينand those who أتَوكcame to you فيin
وبقيت وحدك والذين أتَوك في
مَدَدsupport منof الصدقsincerity الوفيfaithful الحانيcompassionate
مَدَد من الصدق الوفي الحاني
And you remained alone, with those who came to you in
With sincere and unwavering support.
Support born of faithful, compassionate sincerity.
Then the packs of hypocrites turned away,
ثمthen انطوتfolded away زُمرbands النفاقhypocrisy وأدبرواand they turned away
ثم انطوت زُمر النفاق وأدبروا
زمراًin packs منof الذؤبانwolves والجرذانِand rats
زمراً من الذؤبان والجرذانِ
Then the bands of hypocrisy folded away and turned their backs,
Hordes of wolves and rats.
In packs of wolves and rats.
The siege against you was prolonged! Every one of its years
طالdragged on الحصارُthe siege عليكَagainst you! كلُّall سنيهits years منof
طال الحصارُ عليكَ! كلُّ سنيه من
ظُلمinjustice الطُّغاةthe tyrants وشدَّةand the severity الطغيانِtyranny
ظُلم الطُّغاة وشدَّة الطغيانِ
The siege upon you dragged on! All its years were filled with
Was oppression of tyrants and severity of tyranny.
The tyrants' injustice and the severity of tyranny.
Wondrous is your patience after their lengthy siege,
عجباًhow wondrous لصبركyour patience بعدafter طولthe length حصارهمtheir siege
عجباً لصبرك بعد طول حصارهم
لكَof you ياO «عراقُIraq» وقسوةand the harshness الحرمانِdeprivation
لكَ يا «عراقُ» وقسوة الحرمانِ
How wondrous your patience after their long siege
O Iraq, and the cruelty of deprivation.
Of you, O Iraq, and the harshness of deprivation!
They tightened their grip on you and straitened, but you endured
شدُّواthey pressed hard! عليكupon you وضيقواand they tightened فصبرتso you endured فيin
شدُّوا! عليك وضيقوا فصبرت في
أملhope يُطلّdawns وعزّةand dignity منof شانِstature
أمل يُطلّ وعزّة من شانِ
They pressed hard upon you and hemmed you in, yet you endured with
In prolonged hope and dignity and repute.
Hope dawning and the dignity of stature.
The mothers see in their children
فالأُمهاتso the mothers يَرينَsee منin أطفالهـtheir children (beginning)
فالأُمهات يَرينَ من أطفالهـ
ـنending of 'their children' تأوّهgroaning الأحشاءِthe entrails والأبدانِand bodies
ـن تأوّه الأحشاءِ والأبدانِ
And mothers see in their children
The moaning of empty bowels and bodies.
The groaning of entrails and bodies,
Stricken with severe illness! With no medicine
صرعىstricken منby المرضillness الشديدsevere! فلاso no دَواmedicine (beginning)
صرعى من المرض الشديد! فلا دَوا
ءending of 'medicine' ولاand no غذاءfood ضحيّةa victim العدوانِaggression
ء ولا غذاء ضحيّة العدوانِ
Stricken by severe illness—no medicine,
Or food, victims of aggression.
And no food, victims of aggression.
These millions who fell as martyrs to
هذيthese الملايينmillions التيwho سقطتfell ضحاvictims (beginning)
هذي الملايين التي سقطت ضحا
ياending of 'victims' الظلمِinjustice والإحصارand blockade والبُهتانِand slander
يا الظلمِ والإحصار والبُهتانِ
These millions who fell as victims
Injustice, siege, and calumny.
Of injustice, blockade, and slander!
Wondrous is your patience, O Iraq, against their severe siege
عجباًhow wondrous لصبركyour patience ياO «عراقُIraq» علىunder شديـsevere (beginning)
عجباً لصبرك يا «عراقُ» على شديـ
ـدending of 'severe' حصارهمtheir siege وفواجعand calamities الخذلانِabandonment
ـد حصارهم وفواجع الخذلانِ
How wondrous your patience, O Iraq, under the harsh
And calamities of abandonment.
Siege they imposed, and the calamities of abandonment!
How did you rise from the siege, from the wounds,
أنّىhow نهضتَyou rose منfrom الحصارthe siege منfrom الجراwounds (beginning)
أنّى نهضتَ من الحصار من الجرا
حِending of 'wounds' منfrom الدمارَdestruction وهجمةand the assault الكفرانِunbelief؟!
حِ من الدمارَ وهجمة الكفرانِ؟!
How did you rise from siege, from wounds,
From destruction and the onslaught of disbelief?!
From destruction and the assault of unbelief?!
They thought with the siege you would eventually
ظنواthey thought بأنكthat you بالحصارthrough the siege لسوفwould surely ترbeginning of 'you kneel'
ظنوا بأنك بالحصار لسوف تر
كعُending of 'you kneel' دونهمbefore them وتميلُand incline للإذعانِto submission
كعُ دونهم وتميلُ للإذعانِ
They thought that through the siege you would surely
Succumb beneath them and incline to surrender.
Kneel before them and incline toward submission.
But you endured, you did not succumb! So they thought
وصبرتand you endured لمnot تركعyou kneel! فظنواso they thought أنهthat it
وصبرت لم تركع! فظنوا أنه
لاno بدescape منfrom حربa war عليكagainst you عوانِrenewed
لا بد من حرب عليك عوانِ
Yet you endured and did not kneel! So they thought that
There was no choice but to wage war against you for support.
A renewed war against you was inevitable.
The siege failed! And all their hopes were dashed!
فشلfailed الحصارُthe siege! وخابand were dashed كلُّall رجائهمtheir hopes!
فشل الحصارُ! وخاب كلُّ رجائهم!
هبواthey rose علىin غضبanger! علىin غليانِboiling rage
هبوا على غضب! على غليانِ
The siege failed! All their hopes were dashed!
They erupted in anger and fury!
They rose in anger, boiling with rage,
For a major crime! And bombing of locales
لجريمةfor a crime كبرىgreat! وقصفand the bombardment مرابعٍhomesteads
لجريمة كبرى! وقصف مرابعٍ
بالنارِwith fire بالصاروخwith missiles، بالطيرانwith aircraft
بالنارِ بالصاروخ، بالطيران
For a monstrous crime and the bombardment of homesteads,
With fire, rockets, planes.
With fire, missiles, and aircraft,
And with all the apparatus of destruction, every right
وبكلand with every آلاتinstrument الدمارdestruction، وكلand every حقrancor (beginning)
وبكل آلات الدمار، وكل حق
قدending of 'rancor' فيin الصدورthe breasts ونزوةand the urge الإمعانِgoing to extremes
قد في الصدور ونزوة الإمعانِ
And with every instrument of destruction, and all the rancor
Was violated in hearts in a frenzy of excess.
In their breasts, and the impulse to go to extremes.
Yet you rose from the siege with a thunderous
فنهضتso you rose منfrom بينamid الحصارthe siege مدوياًresounding
فنهضت من بين الحصار مدوياً
عزماًresolve أشدّstronger تجولyou range فيin الميدانِthe battlefield
عزماً أشدّ تجول في الميدانِ
So you rose from amid the siege, resounding
Resolve, prowling the battlefield.
With stronger resolve, ranging across the battlefield.
O Baghdad! Alas! Such is our condition
«بغدادُBaghdad» واأسفاهalas! هذاthis حالُناour state
«بغدادُ» واأسفاه! هذا حالُنا
لماwhen ابتُليتyou were afflicted! فَمنthen who تُراهُyou think he is الجانيthe culprit؟!
لما ابتُليت! فَمن تُراهُ الجاني؟!
Baghdad, alas! Such is our state
Since you were afflicted! So who was the perpetrator?!
When you were afflicted! Who, do you think, is the culprit?!
Their features are obscured! And each claims
ضاعتwere lost معالمهمtheir landmarks! وكلٌّand each one يدعيclaims
ضاعت معالمهم! وكلٌّ يدعي
شرفَthe honor البطولةheroism أوor يدthe hand الإحسانِbenevolence
شرفَ البطولة أو يد الإحسانِ
Their landmarks were lost! And each one claims
The honor of heroism or the hand of benevolence.
The honor of heroism or a hand of benevolence.
ضاعتwere lost موازينُthe scales العدالةjustice واختفتand vanished
ضاعت موازينُ العدالة واختفت
ويحيwoe is me! فأينso where عدالةthe justice الميزانِthe balance
ويحي! فأين عدالة الميزانِ
The scales of justice were lost and vanished.
The scales of justice are lost and vanished.
Woe is me! Where, then, is the justice of the balance?
Alas! Where is the justice of the scales?
لهفيmy anguish علىfor «بغدادَBaghdad» بينamid ديارهاher dwellings
لهفي على «بغدادَ» بين ديارها
حمَمٌlava تفجَّرerupts فيin لظىblaze ودخانِand smoke
حمَمٌ تفجَّر في لظى ودخانِ
My anguish for Baghdad! Amid her dwellings
My fervor for Baghdad among its homes
Lava erupts in blaze and smoke.
Is a conflagration erupting in flames and smoke.
بغدادBaghdad لاdo not تستسلميsurrender وتوقديand kindle
بغداد لا تستسلمي وتوقدي
شُعَلflames العزيمةresolve! وثبةَthe leap الفُرسانِthe knights
شُعَل العزيمة! وثبةَ الفُرسانِ
Baghdad, do not surrender; kindle
Baghdad, do not surrender! Ignite
The flames of resolve, the leap of knights!
The flames of resolve and leap of steeds.
وتوقَّديand blaze لهباًas a flame يَصبُّpours علىupon العدىthe foes
وتوقَّدي لهباً يَصبُّ على العدى
حُمَمَthe lava الجحيمhell وغضبةand the wrath البركانِthe volcano
حُمَمَ الجحيم وغضبة البركانِ
And blaze as a flame that pours upon the foes
And ignite a blaze that pours upon the enemy
The lava of hell and a volcano's wrath.
The flames of hell and wrath of volcanoes.
لاdo not تيأسيdespair بغدادُBaghdad إنif طالgrows long المدىthe span
لا تيأسي بغدادُ إن طال المدى
فالنصرfor victory عزمةthe resolve صابرa steadfast one طعانِa spearman
فالنصر عزمة صابر طعانِ
Do not despair, Baghdad, though the wait grows long,
Do not despair Baghdad though the course may be long
For victory is the resolve of a steadfast spearman.
For victory is the resolve of one who perseveres and attacks.
والحربand war جولاتٌrounds ليجلىso that may be revealed عندهاin them
والحرب جولاتٌ ليجلى عندها
شرفُthe honor العهودcovenants وعروةand the bond الايمانِfaith
شرفُ العهود وعروة الايمانِ
War comes in rounds, in which are revealed
And war has rounds in which will be revealed
The honor of covenants and the bond of faith.
The honor of covenants and the bond of faith.
فثبيso leap وخلِّيand let الأرضthe earth تحتbeneath جُنُودهمtheir soldiers
فثبي وخلِّي الأرض تحت جُنُودهم
وعتادهمand their equipment وقداًa blaze منof النيرانfire
وعتادهم وقداً من النيران
So leap, and make the earth beneath their soldiers
So rise up and make the earth quake beneath their soldiers
And their equipment a blaze of fire,
And equipment with missiles of fire.
ومنand of الزحوفadvancing hosts كأنهاas though they were زحفُthe advance الجباmountains (beginning)
ومن الزحوف كأنها زحفُ الجبا
لending of 'mountains' عليهمُagainst them وعواصفand storms الكثبانthe dunes
ل عليهمُ وعواصف الكثبان
And of advancing hosts, as though mountains were marching
And of offensives like the advance of mountains against them,
Against them, and storms of dunes,
And storms that cast their ships of malice,
وقواصفand crashing tempests ترميstrike بوارجbattleships حقدهمtheir hatred
وقواصف ترمي بوارج حقدهم
وتهزand shake منof عُمُدpillars ومنand of أركانcornerstones
وتهز من عُمُد ومن أركان
And crashing tempests striking the battleships of their hatred,
And tempests that shake their pillars and foundations.
And shaking pillars and cornerstones.
That is true heroism! How majestic its loyalty,
تلكthat البطولةُheroism! ماhow أجلّsublime وفاءهاits fidelity
تلك البطولةُ! ما أجلّ وفاءها
منfrom كلevery وثابone who leaps علىonto الميدانِthe battlefield
من كل وثاب على الميدانِ
That is heroism! How sublime its fidelity,
From every resolute soul on the battlefield.
From everyone who springs into the battlefield!
Baghdad! God's rope is the firmest resolve,
بغدادBaghdad! حبلthe rope اللهGod أوثقfirmest عزمةresolve
بغداد! حبل الله أوثق عزمة
فتمسَّكيso hold fast! لهفيmy anguish علىfor بغدانِBaghdan
فتمسَّكي! لهفي على بغدانِ
Baghdad! God's rope is the firmest resolve,
So hold fast! My fervor for the quarters of Baghdad.
So hold fast! My anguish for Baghdan!
Bolster the bonds of faith! Your victory is a sign
شُدِّيtighten عُرىthe bonds الإيمانfaith! نَصرُكyour victory آيةa sign
شُدِّي عُرى الإيمان! نَصرُك آية
للهof God إنif أوفيتyou fulfill بالاحسانِin doing good
لله إن أوفيت بالاحسانِ
Tighten the bonds of faith! Your victory is a sign
From God if you uphold benevolence.
Of God, if you are faithful in doing good.
Good tidings that continue to emerge on our horizons,
بُشرىglad tidings تظلُّkeep تُطِلُّappearing منfrom آفاقناour horizons
بُشرى تظلُّ تُطِلُّ من آفاقنا
أملthe hope القلوبِhearts وفرحةand the joy الأزمانthe ages
أمل القلوبِ وفرحة الأزمان
Glad tidings keep dawning from our horizons:
The hope of hearts and joy of times.
The hope of hearts and the joy of the ages.
Partial English translation: 118 of 120 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1